"Jared has had nothing directly negative, that I've seen anyway, to say
about Jewish people. On the other hand, he does little to counter hate
speech directed against Jewish people. I was wondering how his wife
could tolerate the obvious hypocrisy, and abstinence from her vicarious
defense."
Well not really true (PS my father is ethnically Jewish..)
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To put it more accurately, AR has taken an implicit position on Jews
by publishing Jewish authors and inviting Jewish speakers to AR
conferences. It should be clear to anyone that Jews have, from the
outset, been welcome and equal participants in our efforts. There has
always been a minority in the AR constituency that has criticized me
and AR for welcoming Jews, and there has been another minority that has
criticized me and AR for not denouncing the first minority. These
groups have generally treated each other with polite reserve, and
expressed their bitterness only among themselves or to me—as was
proper.
There are other divisions within AR. There are Christians and
atheists, Democrats and Republicans, evolutionists and creationists,
and advocates of different foreign policies. There has been tension
within AR on these questions, but always good manners.
That changed at the most recent American Renaissance conference. At
least one participant told a Jewish conferee that Jews were not
welcome. One participant well known for strong views rose to denounce
Jews as the historic enemy of the European people. Another called him
“a f***ing Nazi,” and stormed out of the conference hall.
There will be no more disgraceful behavior of this kind if people
who attend AR conferences bear in mind that Jews have a valuable role
in the work of American Renaissance, and are welcome participants and
speakers. Anyone who thinks otherwise has the choice of staying home or
keeping his views to himself.
